SECTION 07

T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS O F
33 KV XLPE C U C ABLE (300 mm2)

T ECH N IC A L S PEC I FI C A T I O N S /R EQ U I R EM EN T S O F 33 KV XLPE C U C A B L E (300 mm 2 )

7.1

GENERAL:
This section of the document includes the design, manufacture, tes ting & inspection of 33 KV
XLPE Insulated Copper Cable (300 mm 2 ) as specified.

7.2

CLIMATE DATA:
33 KV XLPE Insulated Copper Cable (300 mm 2 ) to be supplied against this tender shall be
suitable for satis factory use under the following climatic conditions:
Climate

Tropical, intense sunshine, heavy rain & humid. Maximum

humidity and temperature sometimes occur simultaneously.

Maximum Temperature

400 C

Minimum Temperature

030 C

Maximum yearly weighted average

Temperature

300 C

Relative humidity

50-100%

Annual mean relative humidity

75%

Average annual rain fall

3454 mm

Maximum wind velocity

200 km/ hour

Average isokeraunic level

80 days/ year

Maximum altitude above sea level

300 meters

Atmospheric, Mechanical and Chemical

impurities

Moderately polluted

Cable as specified will be installed in tropical locations and in a hot humid environment wi th
presence of the insects and vermin. The information is given as a guide for Tender and no
responsibility for its accuracy will be accepted, nor will any claim based on the above be
entertai ned.
7.3

SYSTEM PARTICULARS :
SL.
NO.
1.

SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

VOLTAGE LEVEL

Normal System Volta ge, KV

230
(Voltage Class)
3.
Maximum System Voltage, KV
245
4.
System Frequency, Hz
50
5.
Phase Rotation
RST
(Anti-Clock wise)
6.
Type of System Groundi ng
Solid
7.
Rated Fault Level (3-Phase
12550
Symmetrical), MVA 3 sec.
8.
Basic Insulation Level, KV
750
LOW VOLTAGE 415/ 240V CHARACTERISTICS:
9.
Normal System Voltage, V
415/ 240

132

33

11

145
50
RST

36
50
RST

12
50
RST

Solid
6000

Solid
1500

Solid
381

650

170

75

(Voltage Class)
10.

Type of System Grounding

Solid

7.4

CONDITIONS UPON WHICH CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITIES ARE BASED:

Soil thermal resistivity
Ground temperature
Air temperature
Conductor temperature
Burial depth
Axial Spacing between phase cables
Axial spacing between Circuits
Type of earth bonding
Protection in ground

C.m/W
C
C
C
m
mm
mm

1.5
30
40
90
1.0
Trefoil touching
850
Solid
RCC Slab

7.5

STANDARDS:
The cable as specified in this Section shall be conforming to the latest edition of the following
standards for operation under local ambient conditions. Design, Manufacture, Testing and Performance of the cable
shall be in accordance with the IEC 502-2, IEC 60 228, IEC 60 840 or equivalent International standards.

7.6

SPECIFICATIONS:
General
The manufacturing process shall be designed to eliminate irregularities like protrusions, voids and contamination etc.
to ensure the long-term reliability of the 33kV XLPE Cu cable. The 33kV XLPE Cu cable covered in this specification
shall be manufactured by Triple extrusion and Gas curing process ensuring circularity and concentricity of the
extruded layers around the conductor and all three layers (conductor screen, XLPE insulation and insulation screen)
shall be extruded in simultaneous triple extrusion process. The details of manufacturing process and curing to be
adopted shall be mentioned clearly in the offer.
Raw materials used to manufacture the cable shall be of highest quality and it should meet material standards
mentioned in IEC 60 502-2. The materials shall be clean and packed in moisture and dust proof packing. Material
received by manufacturer should be checked/tested to ensure that it meets material specification.
Loading of the extruder in the manufacturing plant shall be performed entirely closed and dust proof environment.
Contamination shall be avoided by the use of a fully enclosed material handling system. The use of special means
like pressurised air etc. for transport of granules, as far as practicable, shall be avoided.
The cross linking, curing and cooling may be carried out in one operation and shall be a gas curing process under
high pressure to eliminate the formation of voids in the insulation and contaminants in the dielectric. Process
conditions such as curing and cooling temperatures, production speed etc. shall be closely monitored during
manufacture to ensure a good degree of cross-linking through the whole insulation.
The cable will be laid in underground in an area with highly moist soil so metal sheath of either lead or aluminium
shall be employed to act as moisture barrier layer.
Cable Construction
The 33kV XLPE Cable shall have stranded compacted round copper conductor, conductor screening with extruded
semi conducting thermosetting compound, with completely gas cured XLPE insulation, adequate insulation screening
consisting of extruded semi conducting thermosetting compound layer, taped with semi conducting water swellable
tape, extruded/welded corrugated Aluminium sheathed and overall extruded termite repellent black PE sheathed with
outer conducting layer.
Conductor
The conductor shall be stranded compacted round copper conductor complying the requirement of flexibility Class-2
of IEC 60 228. The wires shall be made of high conductivity copper and shall be stranded mid compacted. The
copper used for the conductor shall be of highest purity. The nominal area of conductor shall be 300 sq. mm.

The minimum number of wires in conductor shall be 37 and the maximum DC resistance of conductor shall be
0.0601 /KM at 20C.
Conductor Screen
The conductor screen shall consist of an extruded layer of thermosetting semi conducting compound and shall be
continuous and cover the whole surface of the conductor. The screen shall be firmly bonded to XLPE insulation. The
minimum thickness of conductor screen shall be 0.8 mm. (approx.)
A non-hygroscopic semi conducting tape may be applied over the conductor surface under extruded layer. The outer
surface of the conductor screen shall be circular and free from irregularities.
Insulation
The insulation shall be cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). The insulation material shall comply with the requirement
as per IEC 60 502-2. The insulation shall be applied by extrusion and vulcanisation to form a compact homogenous
body free from micro voids and contaminants. The nominal thickness of insulation shall be 8.0 mm.
Insulation Screen
The insulation screen shall consist of an extruded layer of thermosetting semi conducting compound and shall be
continuous and cover the whole surface area of insulation. It shall be firmly bonded to the insulation.
The minimum thickness of insulation screen shall be 0.5 mm.
Longitudinal Water Barrier
The under sheath water barrier shall consist of a semi conducting moisture swelling layer covering the whole surface
area of the insulation screen. The barrier shall restrict longitudinal water penetration under the metallic sheath. The
minimum thickness of water swellable tape shall be 0.35 mm.
Metal Sheath
The metallic sheath shall be of extruded/welded Corrugated Aluminium as per relevant IEC 60 840.
The nominal thickness of Corrugated Aluminium sheath shall be 2.75 mm and shall be so designed to carry the
specified earth fault current of 40 KA for 1 second.
Outer sheath
The outer sheath shall consist of an extruded layer of black medium density polyethylene. The outer sheath shall be
of sufficient hardness to discourage termite attacks. The properties of outer sheath material shall be as per IEC 60
840. The nominal thickness of outer sheath shall be 2.4 mm.
7.7

Marking on Outer Sheath

The following particulars shall be either marked on Cable outer sheath or printed over a tape at suitable regular
intervals.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Manufacturers name and/or trade name.

Voltage grade viz. 33 kV or 11 kV.
Cable size (no. of core x conductor cross section).
Year of manufacture.
Purchasers name i.e. BPDB.

The spacing between one set of marking and lie beginning of the next on the legend shall not exceed 300 mm.
In case of printed over a tape, the same shall be provided inside the cable.
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7.8

Sealing and Drumming

Immediately after the works and tests, both ends of every length of cable shall be sealed by means of heat
shrinkable end caps.
Cables shall be wound on metallic drums. All the drums shall be arranged to take a round spindle and is lagged with
strong closely fitting wooden battens so as to prevent damage to the Cable.
Each drum shall bear an identification number permanently stenciled or branded on the outside of the flange.
Particulars of the Cable ie. Voltage grade, Size & length of cable, gross weight, net weight, direction of rolling,
Purchaser's name & contract number, name of manufacturer and year of manufacture etc. shall be clearly marked on
one flange on the drum.
Standard drum length shall be 500 meter in one length. A tolerance of 3% will be permissible on standard drum
length. However, exact drum length shall be advised to successful bidder after award of contract.

7.9

Tests for Cables

All type, routine and acceptance (special) tests shall be carried out as per IEC 60 502-2. The manufacturer of cable
must have at least ISO 9001 certified quality Assurance system in their manufacturing system.
Routine Tests
The following routine tests shall be carried out on each manufactured length
a)
b)
c)
d)

Partial discharge test

Voltage test
DC voltage test on outer sheath
Conductor resistance test

Special (Acceptance) Tests

The following tests shall be made on samples which, for the tests in items (b) and (g), may be on complete drum
length of cable taken to represent batches
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Conductor examination
Measurement of electrical resistance of conductor
Measurement of thickness of insulation and non-metallic sheath
Measurement of thickness of metallic sheath
Measurement of overall cable diameter
Hot set test for XLPE insulation
Measurement of capacitance

Frequency of Tests
The above special (acceptance) tests shall be made on one length from each manufacturing series of the same type
size of cable, but shall be limited to not more than 10% of the number of lengths in any contract, rounded to upper
unity.
Type Tests
The following tests shall be included in the type tests (Electrical) Tests.
a)
b)
c)
d)

Bending test followed by Partial discharge test

Tan measurement
Heating cycle test followed by partial discharge measurement
Impulse withstand test followed by a power frequency voltage test
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Test on cable components

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
7.10

Check for cable construction

Resistivity of semi conducting layers
Test for determining the mechanical properties of insulation before and after ageing
Test for determining the mechanical properties of non-metallic sheath before and after ageing.
Ageing tests on pieces of complete cable to check compatibility of materials
Pressure test at high temperature on sheath
Hot set test on XLPE insulation
Carbon black content of PE sheath
Shrinkage test on XLPE insulation

INFORMATION REQUI RED:

The Bidder/ Manufacturer as per tender requirements shall provide all information. Besides these, the following
information has to be submitted:
a) Manufacturers Printed Catalogue describing specification and technical data for offered cable.
b) Cross-sectional drawings of offered cable.
c) Detail description of testing facilities (Routine & Type Test) at manufacturer's plant.
d) Manufacturer's valid ISO 9001 Certificate.

7.11

DO CUMENTATION:
The following documents are to be submitted along with the Tender; otherwise the bid will be rejected:
A. COMMERCIAL:
Tenderer shall be eligible as per ITT and they should submit Bid validity, Bid Bond, Bid Bond validity, Price
Schedule, Delivery Schedule, Authorisation of the signatory, Tender Submission Sheet, Tenderer Information
Sheet & Documentary evidence for establishing the Tenderers Qualifications, etc. and all other documents
including information related to rejection clause as per Tender Document.
B.
1)
2)
3)

TECHNICAL:
Guaranteed Technical Particulars (GTP) shall be properly filled up and signed by both Manufacturer & Tenderer;
Letter of authorization from the Manufacturers, in case, the Bidder is not the manufacturer, in prescribed Form;
2 (two) nos. of Manufacturer's Supply record for similar XLPE insulated Copper Cable (having cable size of 300
mm2 at 33 kV voltage grade) or nearer higher size within the last 5 (five) years from the date of opening in the
following format (The supply record covering one fourth of the tendered quantity in a single contract will be
considered only);
Sl.
No.

Name, Address, Phone No.,

e-mail & Fax No. of the
Purchaser

Contract.
no. & Date

Contract
Value

Description of
Material with
Quantity

Date of
Completion of
Supply

1.
2.
4) Satisfactory Performance Certificate from at least 2 (two) Electricity utility for similar XLPE insulated Copper
Cable (having cable size of 300 mm2 at 33 kV voltage grade) or nearer higher size within the last 5 (five) years
from the date of opening;
5) Type Test Reports for offered XLPE insulated Copper cable (300 mm2) from an independent testing Laboratory/
Institute as per relevant Standards (unless otherwise specified);
6) Bidder shall submit at least 1 (one) piece of offered type Cable (length shall be at least 1.5 Meter) as sample
along with their bid.
7) Local manufacturers, who have supplied the same offered item to BPDB within the last 5 (five) years from the
date of opening, need not to submit any Manufacturer's Supply Record, Satisfactory Performance Certificate &
Type Test report with the tender proposal. In that case, they have to submit one Satisfactory Performance
Certificate (within last three years) from Director, Purchase, BPDB, Dhaka, for the same offered item covering
25% of the tendered quantity in a single Contract.
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7.12

APPROVAL OF DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIOS:

Design & Drawing, Specification and Technical Particulars & Guarantees etc, shall be submitted to the Engineer,
Director, Design & InspectionII, BPDB by the Bidder for approval, prior to the manufacturing of the goods. The
Bidder shall have to submit 3 (three) sets of the same for Approval within 15 days from the date of signing Contract.

7.13

TECHNICAL ORIENTATION AND QUALITY TEST WITNESS :

A. FACRORY ACCEPTANCE TEST:
The purchaser shall have the right to inspect, examine and test the workmanship and performance of the
goods/materials to confirm the conformity to the specification at all reasonable time before and during manufacture
at the manufacturer's premises. The Purchaser or its representative may inspect the goods during the
manufacturing process and may also request for the purchase/ import/ shipping documents of raw material (if
required) and check those in accordance with Guaranteed Technical Particulars (GTP).
BPDB's Inspection Team including the representative of the Engineer will witness the routine test at the
manufacturer's premises. Tests shall be performed in accordance with the relevant IEC/BS/ANSI/ASTM/BDS
standards or any other standard mentioned in the contract document which shall be complied with the Guaranteed
Technical Particulars (GTP) of the Contract. All expenses for such tests shall be borne by the Contractor.
At the time of Factory Test witness BPDB's Inspection Team will check the calibration seal/certificate of the testing/
measuring equipment, meters etc. issued by the competent authority. The contractor shall ensure that the
Manufacturer shall complete the calibration of the testing/ measuring equipment, meters etc. before the inspection
of BPDB's team.
The Supplier shall, after consulting the purchaser, give notice to the Purchaser in writing of the date and the place
where the material or equipment will be ready for testing. When the purchaser intends to attend the test he shall
promptly inform the supplier accordingly in writing, so that he can take action. The purchaser shall give the supplier
timely notice in writing of his intention to attend the test. As and when the purchaser is satisfied that any materials/
equipments shall have passed the tests referred to in this clause, purchaser shall notify the contractor in writing to
that effect.
Should any inspected/ tested goods fail to conform to the specification, the Purchaser shall have the right to reject
any of the items or complete batch if necessary. In that case Supplier has to replace the equipment and to make
good of them and the supplier shall conduct similar pre-delivery Inspection and factory tests without any financial
involvement to the purchaser. In case any of the Equipment found not conforming to the specification at the time of
post landing Inspection, the supplier will in no way be relieved from the responsibility of replacing them on making
them good at their own cost, despite the Equipment were found good at the time of Factory Acceptance Test.
Nothing in this clause shall in any way release the supplier from any warranty or other obligations under the contract.
If the offered goods are manufactured within the purchasers country then the manufacturer/supplier shall have the
testing facilities at manufacturer's/supplier's premises in accordance with the relevant IEC/BS/ANSI/ASTM/BDS
Standards. The inspector(s) shall sent the sample material (selected by the Inspection Team) to CERS,
BPDB/BUET/CUET/KUET/RUET/DUET to carry out any test(s) pending due to lack of testing facilities at the
manufacturer's/supplier's premises. All cost of testing including carrying, loading, un-loading etc. will be borne
by the supplier and shall be deemed to be included in the offered price. If the sample(s) fails to confirm the
specification, the full consignment will be rejected.
If the offered goods are manufactured outside the purchasers country then BPDBs Inspection Team shall have to
conduct Technical Orientation & Quality Test Witness at the manufacturers factory premises or other places
where the test facilities are available. The cost incurred for this purpose shall be borne by the contractor and shall
be deemed to be included in the offered price.
For both the cases, the cost of Air Tickets (both way), Hotel Accommodation, Food etc. will be borne by the
contractor. Other than this the contractor will pay a standard amount of pocket money per day per person (excluding
journey period) for at least three engineers. The period for this purpose is more or less 07 (Seven) days. All the cost
of this purpose shall be deemed is included in the offered price.
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No goods shall be packed, prepared for shipment/delivery unless it has been approved and written instructions have
been received from the Purchaser.
B. Post-Landing Inspection :
The Supplier shall inform the purchaser immediately after arrival of the goods at the designated store of BPDB (as
per delivery schedule). An Inspection team of BPDB shall perform the post-landing inspection in presence of
supplier's representative. The Supplier shall arrange the program of post-landing inspection. If any defect or damage
have been found at post-landing inspection, the defective or damaged materials/ goods shall be replaced by the
supplier at his own cost within the stipulated time.
The purchaser's right to inspect, test (where necessary) and reject the goods after delivery at the designated
stores of BPDB shall in no way be limited or waived by reason of the goods having previously been inspected,
tested and passed by the purchaser prior to the goods' delivery.
The Inspection team will check the physical conditions and quantity of the goods delivered. If necessary, the
inspection team will select the sample of good(s) on random sampling basis and sent the selected sample goods to
CERS, BPDB or BUET/ CUET/ KUET /RUET (as selected by the inspection team) to carryout the test(s)
as per
contract to confirm the conformity to the approved Technical Specifications, Guaranteed Technical
Particulars
(GTP), drawings and relevant standards. If the tested sample(s) fail to confirm the specifications in tests, the full
consignment will be rejected. All cost of testing of Materials/ Goods including carrying, loading, un-loading etc.
will be borne by the supplier.

SECTION 08

GUARANTEED TECHNICAL PARTICULARS

8.1

Guaranteed Technical Particulars for Single-Core,

300 mm2 33 kV XLPE Insulated Copper Cable

(To be filled up by the Manufacturer in Manufacturer's Letterhead Pad with appropriated data)

Sl. No.

Description

Name of the Item

2
3
4

Name of the Manufacturer

Address of the Manufacturer
Standard

5.

VOLTAGE
Voltage between phases of three
Phase circuit
U
Umax
CORES
Number of Cores
CONDUCTOR
material
cross sectional area
Min. No. & Dia of wires
CONDUCTOR SCREEN
Material
Nominal Thickness
Diameter over screen
INSULATION
Material
Type of dry curing
Nominal Thickness
Diameter of over Insulation
CORE SCREEN
Material
Nominal Thickness
Diameter over screen
METAL SHEATH
Material
Nominal Thickness
External diameter at crest
Purity
BEDDING/BARRIER LAYER
Material

6.
7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.
14.

Nominal Thickness
OUTER COVERING
Material
Minimum average thickness
COMPLETED CABLE
Overall diameter
Weight per metre
Maximum drum length

Unit

Purchasers
Requirement
1CX300 mm2 33 kV XLPE
Insulated Copper Cables
Shall be mentioned
Shall be mentioned
Performance, Design and
Testing shall be in
accordance to the BS, IEC,
BDS or equivalent
International standards.

kV
kV

33
36

No.

one

mm2
Nos./mm

Electrolytic annealed copper

300
37/ To be mentioned

mm
mm

semi-conducting XLPE
0.8
To be mentioned

mm
mm

XLPE
Inert gas
8.0
To be mentioned

mm
mm

semi-conducting XLPE
0.5
To be mentioned

mm
mm
%

Aluminium as per IEC 840

2.75
To be mentioned
To be mentioned

mm

semi conducting water

swellable tape
0.35

mm

Black extruded MDPE

2.4

mm
kg
m

46
4.1
500

Manufacturers
Particulars

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Sl. No.
15.

16.

17.
18.

19.

20.

21.
22.

23.
24.

25.
26.
27.

Description
CABLE DRUMS
Material
Overall diameter
Width
Gross weight (with cable)
CONTINUOUS CURRENT
CARRYING CAPACITY
Based on the conditions specified:
One circuit
Two circuits
Three circuits
In Air
One circuit
PERMISSIBLE OVERLOAD
In Service Conditions
For a period of
MAXIMUM CONDUCTOR
TEMPERATURE
Laid direct in ground
Drawn into ducts
Erected in air
CONDUCTOR SHORT CIRCUIT
CURRENT
Carrying capacity for one second,
Cable load as above prior to Short
circuit and final conductor
Temperature of 250C`
METALLIC LAYER/SHEATH EARTH
FAULT CURRENT
Carrying capacity for one second,
Cable loaded as above prior to Earth
fault
MINIMUM RADIUS OF BEND
Around which cable can be laid
MAXIMUM DC RESISTANCE
Per km of cable at 20C
of conductor
of metallic layer
MAXIMUM AC RESISTANCE
Of conductor per km of cable at
Maximum conductor temperature
INSULATION RESISTANCE
Per km of cable per core
at 20C
at maximum rated temperature
EQUIVALENT STAR REACTANE
Per km of 3 phase circuit at
Nominal frequency
MAXIMUM ELECTROSTATIC
CAPACITANCE
Per Km of cable
MAXIMUM INDUCED VOLTAGE
On metallic layer/sheath
Under fault condition

Unit

Purchasers
Requirement

mm
m
kg

Steel
To be mentioned
To be mentioned
To be mentioned

A
A
A

551
454
395

661

%
Hours

To be mentioned
To be mentioned

C
C
C

90
90
90

KA

42.9

KA
m

40
20 times of overall diameter
of cable

ohm
ohm

0.0601
To be mentioned

ohm

0.079

Megohm
Megohm

400
40

Ohm/Km

0.132

0.256

To be mentioned

Manufacturers
Particulars

(with detail calculation)

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Sl. No.
28.
29.

30.

31.

Description
MAXIMUM CHARGING CURRENT
Per core per metre of cable at
Nominal voltage Uo
MAXIMUM DIELECTIC LOSS
Of cable per metre of 3 phase circuit
when laid direct in the ground at
nominal voltage Uo and normal
frequency at maximum conductor
Temperature
METALLIC SHEATH LOSS
Of cable per metre of 3 phase circuit,
At nominal voltage Uo, normal
frequency And at the specified
current rating
MAXIMUM PULLING TENSION

Seal and Signature

of the manufacturer:

Unit

Purchasers
Requirement

mA

To be mentioned

W/m

0.27

W
kg

To be mentioned
2100 Kg

Manufacturers
Particulars

Seal and Signature

of the Bidder:

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8.2 SCHEDULE OF MANUFACTURERS NAME AND PLACES OF MANUFACTURE &

TESTING
Item
No

Description

Manufacture's name

Place of

Place of Testing

Manufacture

& Inspection

01

Seal and Signature of the Bidder

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8.3 SCHEDULE OF
PROPOSED STANDARDS TO WHICH CABLES SHALL BE PROVIDED

The Bidder shall indicate the Standard to which the materials offered by him conforms to.
Should these standards differ from the specified Standard in any respect the Bidder shall detail the differences between
the proposed and specified Standard.
Item
No

Description

Standard

1.

Seal and Signature of the Bidder

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SECTION 09

DRAWINGS

15